diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9084fa2f..26aaba0e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
+1.2.0
diff --git a/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config-version.cmake b/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config-version.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3514efaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config-version.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# This is a basic version file for the Config-mode of find_package().
+# It is used by write_basic_package_version_file() as input file for configure_file()
+# to create a version-file which can be installed along a config.cmake file.
+#
+# The created file sets PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT if the current version string and
+# the requested version string are exactly the same and it sets
+# PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE if the current version is >= requested version.
+# The variable CVF_VERSION must be set before calling configure_file().
+
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION @WGRIB2_VERSION@)
+
+if (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_RANGE)
+  # Package version must be in the requested version range
+  if ((PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_RANGE_MIN STREQUAL "INCLUDE" AND PACKAGE_VERSION VERSION_LESS PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MIN)
+      OR ((PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_RANGE_MAX STREQUAL "INCLUDE" AND PACKAGE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MAX)
+        OR (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_RANGE_MAX STREQUAL "EXCLUDE" AND PACKAGE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION_MAX)))
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
+  else()
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
+  endif()
+else()
+  if(PACKAGE_VERSION VERSION_LESS PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION)
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE FALSE)
+  else()
+    set(PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
+    if(PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION STREQUAL PACKAGE_VERSION)
+      set(PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT TRUE)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+
+# if the installed project requested no architecture check, don't perform the check
+if("FALSE")
+  return()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config.cmake b/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e01b0b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+find_path (WGRIB2_INCLUDES
+  wgrib2api.mod
+  HINTS $ENV{wgrib2_ROOT}/include)
+
+find_library (WGRIB2_LIBRARIES
+  names libwgrib2.a
+  HINTS $ENV{wgrib2_ROOT}/lib)
+
+if(EXISTS ${WGRIB2_INCLUDES} AND EXISTS ${WGRIB2_LIBRARIES})
+  message(STATUS "Found WGRIB2: include directory ${WGRIB2_INCLUDES}, library ${WGRIB2_LIBRARIES}")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Unable to locate WGRIB2 library and/or Fortran modules")
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced (WGRIB2_INCLUDES WGRIB2_LIBRARIES)
+
+add_library(wgrib2::wgrib2 UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+set_target_properties(wgrib2::wgrib2 PROPERTIES
+  IMPORTED_LOCATION "${WGRIB2_LIBRARIES}"
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WGRIB2_INCLUDES}"
+  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${WGRIB2_LIBRARIES}")
diff --git a/libs/build_wgrib2.sh b/libs/build_wgrib2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..400705ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/build_wgrib2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+
+name="wgrib2"
+version=${1:-${STACK_wgrib2_version}}
+
+software=$name-$version
+
+# Hyphenated version used for install prefix
+compiler=$(echo $HPC_COMPILER | sed 's/\//-/g')
+install_as=${STACK_wgrib2_install_as:-${version}}
+
+if $MODULES; then
+    set +x
+    source $MODULESHOME/init/bash
+    module load hpc-$HPC_COMPILER
+    module list
+    set -x
+    prefix="${PREFIX:-"/opt/modules"}/$compiler/$name/$install_as"
+    if [[ -d $prefix ]]; then
+        [[ $OVERWRITE =~ [yYtT] ]] && ( echo "WARNING: $prefix EXISTS: OVERWRITING!";$SUDO rm -rf $prefix ) \
+            || ( echo "WARNING: $prefix EXISTS, SKIPPING"; exit 1 )
+    fi
+else
+    prefix=${WGRIB2_ROOT:-"/usr/local"}
+fi
+
+export FC=$SERIAL_FC
+export CC=$SERIAL_CC
+export CXX=$SERIAL_CXX
+
+cd ${HPC_STACK_ROOT}/${PKGDIR:-"pkg"}
+
+URL="https://www.ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wd51we/wgrib2/wgrib2.tgz.v${version}"
+
+[[ -d $software ]] || ( $WGET $URL; tar -xf wgrib2.tgz.v${version} )
+# wgrib2 is untarred as 'grib2'. Give a name with version.
+[[ -d $software ]] || mkdir $software && tar -xf wgrib2.tgz.v${version} -C $software --strip-components 1
+[[ ${DOWNLOAD_ONLY} =~ [yYtT] ]] && exit 0
+
+[[ -d $software ]] && cd $software || ( echo "$software does not exist, ABORT!"; exit 1 )
+
+# The Jasper inside of wgrib2 does not build with Clang on macOS
+# Implicit function declaration error and no way to pass flags to suppress it.
+host=$(uname -s)
+if [[ "$host" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    if [[ `$CC --version` == *"clang"* ]]; then
+        echo "Warning: The Jasper contained in wgrib2 does not build with Clang on macOS"
+        export STACK_wgrib2_jasper=0
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $($CC --version | grep Intel) ]]; then
+    export COMP_SYS=intel_linux
+fi
+
+# Wgrib2 uses an in-source build. Clean before starting.
+make clean
+make deep-clean
+
+# Edit makefile with options or defaults
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_NETCDF3=.*:USE_NETCDF3=${STACK_wgrib2_netcdf3:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_NETCDF4=.*:USE_NETCDF4=${STACK_wgrib2_netcdf4:-0}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_REGEX=.*:USE_REGEX=${STACK_wgrib2_negex:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_TIGGE=.*:USE_TIGGE=${STACK_wgrib2_tigge:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_IPOLATES=.*:USE_IPOLATES=${STACK_wgrib2_ipolates:-3}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_SPECTRAL=.*:USE_SPECTRAL=${STACK_wgrib2_spectral:-0}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_UDF=.*:USE_AEC=${STACK_wgrib2_udf:-0}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_JASPER=.*:USE_JASPER=${STACK_wgrib2_jasper:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_OPENMP=.*:USE_OPENMP=${STACK_wgrib2_openmp:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^MAKE_FTN_API=.*:MAKE_FTN_API=${STACK_wgrib2_ftn_api:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_G2CLIB=.*:USE_G2CLIB=${STACK_wgrib2_g2clib:-0}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_PNG=.*:USE_PNG=${STACK_wgrib2_png:-1}:" makefile
+sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_AEC=.*:USE_AEC=${STACK_wgrib2_aec:-1}:" makefile
+
+make
+
+# Wgrib2 does not provide a 'make install'
+$SUDO mkdir -p ${prefix}
+$SUDO mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin
+
+$SUDO cp wgrib2/wgrib2 $prefix/bin
+
+# Build wgrib2 library with all settings off
+if [[ ${STACK_wgrib2_lib:-n} =~ [yYtT] ]]; then
+    make clean
+    make deep-clean
+
+    $SUDO mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib
+    $SUDO mkdir -p ${prefix}/include
+
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_NETCDF3=.*:USE_NETCDF3=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_NETCDF4=.*:USE_NETCDF4=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_REGEX=.*:USE_REGEX=1:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_TIGGE=.*:USE_TIGGE=1:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_IPOLATES=.*:USE_IPOLATES=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_SPECTRAL=.*:USE_SPECTRAL=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_UDF=.*:USE_AEC=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_JASPER=.*:USE_JASPER=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_OPENMP=.*:USE_OPENMP=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^MAKE_FTN_API=.*:MAKE_FTN_API=1:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_G2CLIB=.*:USE_G2CLIB=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_PNG=.*:USE_PNG=0:" makefile
+    sed -i'.backup' "s:^USE_AEC=.*:USE_AEC=0:" makefile
+
+    make lib
+
+    $SUDO cp lib/libwgrib2.a ${prefix}/lib
+    $SUDO cp lib/wgrib2api.mod lib/wgrib2lowapi.mod ${prefix}/include
+
+    # Stage CMake package config, fill-in the version, and install
+    rm -rf cmake
+    mkdir cmake
+    cp -r ${HPC_STACK_ROOT}/cmake/wgrib2 ./cmake
+    sed -i'.backup' -e "s:@WGRIB2_VERSION@:${version}:" ./cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config-version.cmake
+    rm ./cmake/wgrib2/wgrib2-config-version.cmake.backup
+    $SUDO cp -r cmake ${prefix}/lib
+fi
+
+# generate modulefile from template
+modpath=compiler
+$MODULES && update_modules $modpath $name $install_as
+echo $name $version $URL >> ${HPC_STACK_ROOT}/hpc-stack-contents.log
diff --git a/modulefiles/compiler/compilerName/compilerVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua b/modulefiles/compiler/compilerName/compilerVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua
index b62fa6a4..097d778a 100644
--- a/modulefiles/compiler/compilerName/compilerVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/compiler/compilerName/compilerVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ prepend_path("PATH", pathJoin(base,"bin"))
 setenv("wgrib2_ROOT", base)
 setenv("wgrib2_VERSION", pkgVersion)
 setenv("WGRIB2_INC", pathJoin(base,"include"))
-setenv("WGRIB_LIB", pathJoin(base,"${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}","libwgrib2.a"))
-setenv("WGRIB2_LIBAPI", pathJoin(base,"${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}","libwgrib2_api.a"))
+setenv("WGRIB2_LIB", pathJoin(base,"lib","libwgrib2.a"))
 
 whatis("Name: ".. pkgName)
 whatis("Version: " .. pkgVersion)
diff --git a/modulefiles/mpi/compilerName/compilerVersion/mpiName/mpiVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua b/modulefiles/mpi/compilerName/compilerVersion/mpiName/mpiVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 47214eb5..00000000
--- a/modulefiles/mpi/compilerName/compilerVersion/mpiName/mpiVersion/wgrib2/wgrib2.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-help([[
-]])
-
-local pkgName = myModuleName()
-local pkgVersion = myModuleVersion()
-local pkgNameVer = myModuleFullName()
-
-local hierA        = hierarchyA(pkgNameVer,2)
-local mpiNameVer   = hierA[1]
-local compNameVer  = hierA[2]
-local mpiNameVerD  = mpiNameVer:gsub("/","-")
-local compNameVerD = compNameVer:gsub("/","-")
-
-conflict(pkgName)
-
-load("netcdf")
-prereq("netcdf")
-
-local opt = os.getenv("HPC_OPT") or os.getenv("OPT") or "/opt/modules"
-
-local base = pathJoin(opt,compNameVerD,mpiNameVerD,pkgName,pkgVersion)
-
-prepend_path("PATH", pathJoin(base,"bin"))
-setenv("wgrib2_ROOT", base)
-setenv("wgrib2_VERSION", pkgVersion)
-setenv("WGRIB2_INC", pathJoin(base,"include"))
-setenv("WGRIB_LIB", pathJoin(base,"${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}","libwgrib2.a"))
-setenv("WGRIB2_LIBAPI", pathJoin(base,"${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}","libwgrib2_api.a"))
-
-whatis("Name: ".. pkgName)
-whatis("Version: " .. pkgVersion)
-whatis("Category: library")
-whatis("Description: " .. pkgName .. " library")
diff --git a/stack/stack_custom.yaml b/stack/stack_custom.yaml
index 8fff1e41..181ce39e 100644
--- a/stack/stack_custom.yaml
+++ b/stack/stack_custom.yaml
@@ -210,11 +210,10 @@ bufr:
 
 wgrib2:
   build: YES
-  version: v2.0.8-cmake-v6
+  version: 2.0.8
   install_as: 2.0.8
-  openmp: ON
-  cmake_opts: "-DUSE_SPECTRAL=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=3 -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON"
-  is_nceplib: YES
+  lib: YES
+  ipolates: 3
 
 prod_util:
   build: YES
diff --git a/stack/stack_gaea.yaml b/stack/stack_gaea.yaml
index 21498cc0..8d3d3e70 100644
--- a/stack/stack_gaea.yaml
+++ b/stack/stack_gaea.yaml
@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@ bufr:
 
 wgrib2:
   build: YES
-  version: v2.0.8-cmake-v6
+  version: 2.0.8
   install_as: 2.0.8
-  openmp: ON
-  cmake_opts: "-DUSE_SPECTRAL=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=3 -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON"
-  is_nceplib: YES
-
+  lib: YES
+  ipolates: 3
+  
 prod_util:
   build: YES
   version: v1.2.2
diff --git a/stack/stack_mac.yaml b/stack/stack_mac.yaml
index 981a0de0..21181e8f 100644
--- a/stack/stack_mac.yaml
+++ b/stack/stack_mac.yaml
@@ -210,11 +210,10 @@ bufr:
 
 wgrib2:
   build: YES
-  version: v2.0.8-cmake-v6
+  version: 2.0.8
   install_as: 2.0.8
-  openmp: OFF
-  cmake_opts: "-DUSE_SPECTRAL=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=3 -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON"
-  is_nceplib: YES
+  lib: YES
+  ipolates: 3
 
 prod_util:
   build: YES
diff --git a/stack/stack_noaa.yaml b/stack/stack_noaa.yaml
index 10adef33..277a6ed5 100644
--- a/stack/stack_noaa.yaml
+++ b/stack/stack_noaa.yaml
@@ -206,11 +206,10 @@ bufr:
 
 wgrib2:
   build: YES
-  version: v2.0.8-cmake-v6
+  version: 2.0.8
   install_as: 2.0.8
-  openmp: ON
-  cmake_opts: "-DUSE_SPECTRAL=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=3 -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON"
-  is_nceplib: YES
+  lib: YES
+  ipolates: 3
 
 prod_util:
   build: YES